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§460w Establishment; boundaries

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXXXI— - APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE › § 460w

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Ashland and Bayfield Counties, Wisconsin to protect and develop important islands, shoreline, and lighthouses for public use, education, recreation, and enjoyment. It includes the area shown on the map titled "Apostle Islands National Lakeshore," map number NL–AI–91,000, sheets 1 and 2 (dated June 1970); about 200 acres called "Long Island" at the mouth of Chequamegon Bay shown on map NL–AI–91,001 (dated December 1985); and the Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light shown on the map "Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light Addition to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore" (dated February 11, 2014) at the end of the breakwater on Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin. Congress does not mean the breakwater light addition to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around that property.

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Title 16, §460w

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In order to conserve and develop for the benefit, inspiration, education, recreational use, and enjoyment of the public certain significant islands, shoreline, and light stations of the United States and their related geographic, scenic, historic, and scientific values, there is hereby established the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (hereinafter referred to as the “lakeshore”) in Ashland and Bayfield Counties, Wisconsin, consisting of: (a)
(b)Approximately 200 acres of land at the mouth of Chequamegon Bay known as “Long Island”, as depicted on the map numbered NL–AI–91,001 and dated December, 1985.
(c)(1)The Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light generally depicted on the map titled “Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light Addition to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore” and dated February 11, 2014, located at the end of the breakwater on Chequamegon Bay, Wisconsin.
(2)Congress does not intend for the designation of the property under paragraph (1) to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the boundary of that property.

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Amendments

2014—Pub. L. 113–291, § 3030(1)(A), in introductory provisions, substituted “islands, shoreline, and light stations” for “islands and shoreline” and inserted “historic,” after “scenic,”. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–291, § 3030(1)(B), substituted “The area” for “the area” and period at end for “; and”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–291, § 3030(1)(C), substituted “1985.” for “1985..” Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–291, § 3030(1)(D), added subsec. (c). 1986—Pub. L. 99–497 designated the provision specifying the boundaries of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore as the area depicted on the map numbered NL–AI–91,000 as subsec. (a), substituted “1970; and” for “1970”, added subsec. (b), and in provision following subsec. (b) substituted “maps” for “map”.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460w

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73